INDORE: A couple crossing an overflowing bridge on Mathuri river was washed away in Ratlam district on Friday night.
While 45-year-old man, Radheshyam, resident of Dilip Nagar, managed to save himself by holding a tree trunk, his wife Sita drowned in the river. The couple had gone to Ghodakheda to meet a relative when they crossed the overflowing bridge near Mathuri village.
Radheshyam came out of the village and informed villagers after which rescue operations were started.